The Essay: Women Writers to put back on the Bookshelf

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The Essay: Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf: Yolande Mukagasana

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Zoe Norridge describes translating the testimony of a Rwandan survivor.

Zoe Norridge describes translating the testimony of Rwandan nurse Yolande Mukagasana and her belief in reconciliation and rebuilding after genocide.

New Generation Thinker Zoe Norridge describes translating the testimony of a nurse who survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. 

In Rwanda, Yolande Mukagasana is a well-known writer, public figure and campaigner for remembrance of the genocide.  She has authored three testimonies, a collection of interviews with survivors and perpetrators and two volumes of Rwandan stories.  Her work has received numerous international prizes, including an Honourable Mention for the Unesco Education for Peace Prize. 

Zoe Norridge, from King’s College London, argues there should be a place for Mukagasana on our shelves in UK, alongside works from the Holocaust and other genocides. Why?  Because listening to survivor voices helps us to understand the human cost of mass violence.  

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